"I just finished eating." He sets the empty bowl back down. "You don't have to worry about me. I've been on a lot of these missions. You're the one that will have to be careful."

Xue Yang is on a different team so he won't be able to protect Xingchen unless he switches teams. And if he does that then he is going to miss out on the most fun part of the mission. He figures there are plenty that can keep an eye on the man, plus Xingchen is fully capable of taking on things himself. He knows the man is even stronger then a lot of people who can see.